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Approaching the history and culture of Mennonites within a Transnational Context.
The Centre for Transnational Mennonite Studies (CTMS) at the University of Winnipeg was established in 2016 as a partnership between the Chair in Mennonite Studies and the community-based D.F. Plett Historical Research Foundation. It builds on a strong history of scholarship and community outreach by the chair and the foundation.
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CTMS regularly hosts conferences, lectures, and webinars that explore the global and transnational history of Mennonites.
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Reporting on Sexual Violence in Mennonite Newspapers
Sixth Annual CTMS Lecture “The work at Osborne House destroyed the myth I had believed: that pacifists don’t emotionally, physical,…
May 05 7:00PM
Virtual Lecture
Mennonites in Ukraine, Past and Present
Dr. Aileen Friesen, scholar of Russian Mennonite history and co-director of CTMS, will speak on the experiences of Mennonites in…
May 29 2:00PM
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Transnational Flows of Agricultural Knowledge
Transnational Flows of Agricultural Knowledge (TFOAK): Canadian Mennonite Farmers in Global Context The history of
Settlers, Braceros, Narcos
Settlers, Braceros, Narcos (SBN) engages in a century-long exploration of Mennonite mobility. Leaving Canada for northern
Memories of Migration: Russlaender at 100
During the 1920s, 21,000 Mennonites left the Soviet Union for Canada. War, revolution, and the
Ukrainian KGB Archival Project
In the 1930s and 1940s, tens of thousands of Mennonites disappeared or experienced repression in
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March 4, 2022
Our Shared History with Ukraine
I took this picture four years ago while travelling through the Mennonite colonies of Ukraine as part of the Mennonite…
February 17, 2022
Mennonite History Research and Publication Grants Available
Do you have a Mennonite history project that needs funding? Do you know someone who does? The Plett Foundation offers…
November 28, 2021
New Issue of Preservings
Our fall 2021 issue of Preservings, Mennonites and alcohol, explores how Mennonite communities have addressed alcohol production, sale, consumption, and…